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Other NewsEditorialsReduce gas escapes at well sites.Natural gas is widely touted as a clean alternative to coal and other fossil fuels. But evidence that the drilling process itself releases quantities of dangerous methane gas into the atmosphere should prompt a closer look at the supposed advantages of natural gas' role in the energy supply. Stroudsberg Pocono Record Global warming alarmists chilled.The Earth's temperature hasn't increased significantly in about 15 years, which wouldn't be big news except global warming extremists had predicted temperatures would soar during that time because of manmade greenhouse-gas emissions. Marysville-Yuba City Appeal-Democrat Can Californians afford cleaner cars?California's history-bending rules will do what they are designed to do - reduce pollution and cut greenhouse gases - only if the public buys the clean cars in the volumes predicted. That's the big uncertainty. Modesto Bee OpinionCo-operation in a world of scarce resources.From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to enter a new - and perhaps unprecedented - phase. Al Jazeera Britain's green-minded climate change minister resigns: Why that's good for the environment.From a distance it must be hard to feel excitement at the news of the resignation of Britain's energy and climate change secretary. But this domestic hiccup matters to anyone with an interest in the fate of climate change targets agreed by EU countries back in 2007. Economist Nuclear is not the answer - but not why you'd think.If we are to maintain a planet whose energy inputs are in equilibrium with our outputs, then energy from the Sun is the only possibility. The nuclear reaction taking place inside our nearest star is the only form of energy we can harness at a scale fit to service the billions of us eking out a living on this globe without changing the balance of our energy in-energy out equation. Australia ABC News |
It's the economy. And politics. And not much else.Economics and political cues dictate climate change concern for a public that has a remarkably short attention span on the topic, researchers find. Science-based education efforts have 'only a minor effect.' Daily Climate China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax.China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change. Associated Press Climate change could expose Australians to toxic contamination.Increased flooding, most recently in Queensland and northern NSW, could pump more contaminants into groundwater, rivers, oceans, the food supply and atmosphere as bigger storms overwhelm landfills designed for a different era, scientists warn. International Business Times Bill Gates backs climate scientists lobbying for large-scale geoengineering.A small group of leading climate scientists, financially supported by billionaires including Bill Gates, are lobbying governments and international bodies to back experiments into manipulating the climate on a global scale to avoid catastrophic climate change. The Guardian Giant crack in Antarctica about to spawn New York-size iceberg.With a gargantuan crack slowly splitting it apart, Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier is about to lose a chunk of ice larger than all of New York City, according to scientists, who say "this glacier is really important," and will add mightily to sea level rise. National Geographic News Research team monitors disappearance of Arctic tundra in Canada's Yukon.The latest research suggests that sizable chunks of the Yukon's alpine/tundra world are being taken over by shrub cover that is crowding out those plants that many Arctic animals depend on. Climate warming may well be a reason why this is happening. Edmonton Journal Carbon tax only a good start: report.A carbon price alone will not be enough for Australia to meet its target of a dramatic cut in greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an analysis by the Grattan Institute has found. Sydney Morning Herald Glaciers, BC's hydro's melting 'batteries.'Scientists are trying to figure out how rising temps will change the alpine run-off that helps power the province. Vancouver Tyee Giants of the New Zealand forest give climate clues.New Zealand scientists using the rings on kauri trees to look at climate patterns are tipping global warming to bring more big weather extremes in the coming years. Australian Associated Press |
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Cut emissions, boost health.Reducing greenhouse gases would save billions in health care costs. Policy makers should take note.
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Ssssscotland here we come!Grass snakes from England are colonising Scotland as climate warms.
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Top ConsequencesClimate change could expose Australians to toxic contamination.Increased flooding, most recently in Queensland and northern NSW, could pump more contaminants into groundwater, rivers, oceans, the food supply and atmosphere as bigger storms overwhelm landfills designed for a different era, scientists warn. International Business Times Giant crack in Antarctica about to spawn New York-size iceberg.With a gargantuan crack slowly splitting it apart, Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier is about to lose a chunk of ice larger than all of New York City, according to scientists, who say "this glacier is really important," and will add mightily to sea level rise. National Geographic News Research team monitors disappearance of Arctic tundra in Canada's Yukon.The latest research suggests that sizable chunks of the Yukon's alpine/tundra world are being taken over by shrub cover that is crowding out those plants that many Arctic animals depend on. Climate warming may well be a reason why this is happening. Edmonton Journal Glaciers, BC's hydro's melting 'batteries.'Scientists are trying to figure out how rising temps will change the alpine run-off that helps power the province. Vancouver Tyee Top SolutionsBill Gates backs climate scientists lobbying for large-scale geoengineering.A small group of leading climate scientists, financially supported by billionaires including Bill Gates, are lobbying governments and international bodies to back experiments into manipulating the climate on a global scale to avoid catastrophic climate change. The Guardian Battery boom.Battery makers' factories are built or nearly completed. Yet they also find themselves uncomfortably out in front of their biggest customers—the automakers—and in need of other homes for their products while they wait for the coming electric vehicle revolution. Chemical & Engineering News Diesel makes a clean break.Diesel-powered vehicles used to get a bad rap for being noisy, dirty and slow. But they have been getting an image makeover thanks to "clean diesel" that emits less pollution - a change that could shake up the race with eco-friendly hybrid and electric vehicles. Osaka Daily Yomiuri Shimbun Top CausesCounty landfill is area’s biggest climate polluter.The Franklin County landfill leaked 11,900 tons of methane in 2010, making it the top industrial source of climate-change gases in central Ohio, according to a first-ever federal inventory. Columbus Dispatch Minneapolis cuts emissions 12.8% since '06.Minneapolis has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 12.8 percent since 2006, putting the city on pace to meet longer-term goals designed to confront climate change. Minneapolis Star Tribune Top PoliticsIt's the economy. And politics. And not much else.Economics and political cues dictate climate change concern for a public that has a remarkably short attention span on the topic, researchers find. Science-based education efforts have 'only a minor effect.' Daily Climate China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax.China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change. Associated Press Carbon tax only a good start: report.A carbon price alone will not be enough for Australia to meet its target of a dramatic cut in greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, an analysis by the Grattan Institute has found. Sydney Morning Herald |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomIt's the economy. And politics. And not much else.Economics and political cues dictate climate change concern for a public that has a remarkably short attention span on the topic, researchers find. Science-based education efforts have 'only a minor effect.' more Authors of Wall Street Journal climate piece downplay industry ties.
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Half of the 16 scientists who penned a controversial Wall Street Journal opinion piece proclaiming there is "no need to panic" about global warming have ties to either the oil and gas industry or groups dedicated to debunking climate science, a DailyClimate.org investigation has found. more Shareholders boost carbon disclosure – study.Disclosures about greenhouse gas emissions and carbon-reduction strategies can lift a company's economic value, a new study has found. more The scientist: Jim Hansen risks handcuffs to make his research clear.NASA's chief climate scientist built his career studying Earth's atmosphere and modeling humans' potential impacts on climate. Then he realized that laboratory work was only part of the equation. A Climate Query. more Low-carbon cement paves a development path (or sidewalk).Carbon emissions from cement are set to grow explosively as developing countries such as India create a "first-world" infrastructure. Scientists and entrepreneurs are struggling to push alternative technologies out of the lab and onto the street. more |
